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  Neuropharmacologists Find Topiramate Effective For Treatment Of Alcoholism

  Neuropharmacologists ran clinical trials to find that a drug called topiramate is an effective therapeutic medication for decreasing heavy drinking and diminishing the physical and psychosocial harm ... > more
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  Otolaryngologists Have A New Device For Inserting Ear Tubes

  Otolaryngologists now usea stainless steel device to insert into the ear that provides an easier, safer and faster treatment for a common problem associated with earaches, chronic otitis media with ... > more
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  Pulmonologists Find A Diagnostic Test For Asthma Also Useful For Identifying Treatment For Chronic Cough

  Pulmonologists have found that a diagnostic test for asthma--the exhaled nitric oxide test is a quick and easy way to determine whether inhaled corticosteroids (medications that reduce irritation and ... > more
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  Ocular Oncologists Inject Drug Into Eye To Starve Tumors And Save Sight

  Ocular oncologists adopted a drug originally intended to treat colon cancer as a treatment for cancers in the eye as well as macular degeneration. The drug reduces abnormal blood vessel growth, which ... > more
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  Podiatrists Suggest Healing Foot Pain In Order To Fix Golf Swing

  Effective golf swings require a stable base, which podiatrists say is difficult to establish when a golfer's feet have sustained injuries. When golfers' feet hurt, they cannot properly brace them. ... > more
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  Pulmonologists Invent Device To Help Intensive Care Patients Walk Safely

  Pulmonologists and biomedical engineers designed a device to enable patients on life support to leave their beds and walk upright as part of the recovery process. The device is essentially a walker ... > more
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  Veterinarians And Microbiologists Develop Antimicrobial Agent That Works Under Water

  Veterinarians added a bioadhesive to an existing antimicrobial agent in order to make it an effective protective agent for aquatic animals such as whales. The adhesive was originally developed to ... > more
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  Meteorologists And Epidemiologists Study Connection Between Thunderstorms And Asthma Attacks

  A multidisciplinary team studying weather patterns and records of emergency room visits found a rise in patients with asthma attacks in the days after a thunderstorm. They believe that rain breaks ... > more
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  Orthopedic Surgeons Develop Monitoring System For Joint Replacement Surgery Patients

  Surgeons provide recent joint replacement patients with transmitters to wirelessly send blood pressure, pulse/oxygen, and breathing data to staff. Alarms alert staff to potential problems when ... > more
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  Epidemiologists Use Wireless Technology To Improve Blood Sugar Monitoring

  Doctors provide Internet-enabled cell phones to diabetic patients in order to improve their health. Patients enter their blood sugar levels, food intake, physical activity information and more into ... > more

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